CHAPTER 4: Full Configuration

4.5 Configuring User Definitions

You can use the “Configure User” page to assign a username, password, and profile for each user.

Configure user

User name Password Profile

User 1

******** Profil 1

User 2

******** Profil 2

User 3

******** Profil 3

User 4

******** Profil 4

User 5

******** Profil 5

User 6

******** Profil 6

User 7

******** Profil 7

User 8

******** Profil 8

User 9

******** Profil 9

User10

******** Profil10

User11

******** Profil11

User12

******** Profil12

User13

******** Profil13

User14

******** Profil14

User15

******** Profil15

User16

******** Profil16

 

 

User login name, up to 8 characters

Figure 4-6. The “Configure User” page.

Here are the user-configuration parameters:

User name

Use this field to define a name for each user that will be associated with that user’s access rights and characteristics. At any user station that has logins enabled (see Section 4.3), users must enter their usernames and passwords to log into the Matrix ServSwitch system. Usernames may be up to 8 characters long. Duplicate names may be used; however, all persons with the same username will have the same access rights. Factory defaults are “User 1” through “User16”.

Password

Use this field to assign a password to each user. At any user station that has logins enabled (see Section 4.3), users must enter their usernames and passwords to log into the Matrix ServSwitch system. Passwords can be up to 8 characters long and are case-sensitive. Passwords are not shown when you type them in the password field. Factory default is no password.

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Black Box ServSwitch manual Configuring User Definitions, User name, Password

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